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Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
- Will the closure of refining cause some regional tightness?
- Burdensome inventories for both beet and cane
- Will it keep pressure on prices?
- The International Sweetener Colloquium is now on the radar!
- Come prepared to talk 2027
- Mark your calendars for our next webinar!
- Procurement Timing Models: Taking the Emotion Out of Procurement
- Wed., December 3, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up for both now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
- Corn
- Downward revision to usage for feed and residual
- Soy complex
- Soybean carry-in lowered a bit
- Most puzzling was soybean oil!
- Wheat
- U.S. balance sheet as expected
- Higher production boosts U.S. stocks
- Global wheat production increases galore!
- U.S. balance sheet as expected
- Sugar
- Massive adjustments to sugar deliveries
- Both beet and cane production lowered
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Eric Thornton, VP
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
- Q4 2025 snapshot of market conditions
- Is market softness present?
- Preparing for 2026 with budget considerations
- Not a client on McKeany-Flavell’s IQ Intelligence Platform? Visit mckeany-flavell.com to learn more!
- Commodity dashboards
- Dynamic data & interactive charts
- Analytics & calculators
- Price forecasts
- Downloadable data, charts, and tables
Host: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Guest Expert: Michael Workman, Growth Director at ResinSmart by RTi Global
Guest Expert: Kevin Mekaru, Senior Business Unit Lead, Commodity Plastic Resin, RTi Global
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Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
- Soybeans
- Soybean prices “rise from the dead” to 15-month highs!
- China/U.S. trade announcements require careful analysis
- How impactful in the short and long term?
- Chocolate
- Halloween chocolate prices are up, up, up!
- Retail chains may be running some promos to try and get a lot of volume sold
- Will they be successful?
- Want to go more in depth on cocoa? Join us for next week’s webinar!
- Cocoa Market Update Webinar
- Wed., November 5, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
- Happy Halloween!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, VP
Expert: Marilyn Adutwum, Data Analyst
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
- Not much movement on price direction for 2026
- Corn wet millers offering multiple solutions to manage coproducts
- Product demand is still a concern going into negotiations
- Two webinars back-to-back! Make sure to register for both!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
- Wed., October 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Cocoa Market Update Webinar
- Wed., November 5, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up for both now at mckeany-flavell.com
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
- Corn
- Corn yield likely falling on disappointing harvest results thus far
- Record crop still expected north of 16 billion bushels
- Corn exports appear to remain strong; other categories remain to be seen
- Wheat
- U.S. wheat production increases should boost ending stocks
- Could U.S. export demand surpass 900 million bushels?
- Winter wheat plantings about 65% complete
- Conditions improving in soft red winter wheat area
- Soy complex
- Chinese soybean import demand could be hit or miss for the U.S., with or without a deal
- Domestic soybean oil consumption soft with potential for some export demand offset
- Our next webinar is fast approaching!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
- Wed., October 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Friday Oct 10, 2025
- Big question: Will the government shutdown end in time for November WASDE?
- Corn
- Corn carry-in up
- Yields down, but still a record
- Harvest acres lower?
- Future S&D risks: Feed and exports
- Sugar
- Sugar production likely lower than September WASDE
- Will sugar deliveries decline for a second consecutive year?
- Save the date for our next webinar!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
- Wed., October 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host/Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Global Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management
Friday Oct 03, 2025
Friday Oct 03, 2025
- Soybean production could be lower than expected due to late-season weather dynamics
- Soybean meal needs more homes
- Soybean oil market ambiguity continues
- Save the date for our next webinar!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
- Wed., October 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
- Corn futures may have already hit harvest lows
- Feed demand picks up in December
- Could that support coproduct values through Q1 2026?
- Key to wet milling contract negotiations:
- Understanding corn grind allocation
- Not a client on McKeany-Flavell’s IQ Intelligence Platform? Visit mckeany-flavell.com to learn more!
- Commodity dashboards
- Dynamic data & interactive charts
- Analytics & calculators
- Price forecasts
- Downloadable data, charts, and tables
- Save the date for our next webinar!
- Seasonal Market Outlook Webinar
- Wed., October 29, 11am PT / 2pm ET
- Clients, be on the lookout for your invite, or anyone can sign up now at mckeany-flavell.com
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Friday Sep 19, 2025
- A weak La Niña is now in the forecast
- What does that mean for the long-range weather outlook and commodities?
- Drought in the U.S. has expanded in recent months
- Will La Niña offer any relief?
- Watch out for the potential of planting and harvest delays in Brazil this winter
- Not a customer on McKeany-Flavell’s IQ Intelligence Platform? Visit mckeany-flavell.com to learn more about IQ, where we offer subscribers 24/7 access to
- Real-time market updates and technical analysis
- Discussion of supply and demand fundamentals
- Price forecasts
- As well as charts, tables, and downloadable PowerPoint market overviews
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Eric Thornton, Senior Commodity Advisor